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nudged



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She nudged the anxious calf to her side and they trotted briskly away.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

The company’s second-quarter results on Tuesday broadly topped Wall Street’s estimates, and management nudged its financial outlook higher for the year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.7% amid relatively muted trade for the index’s dominant chip makers, with SK Hynix closing 0.3% lower while Samsung Electronics nudged 0.6% higher.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

They created two chances in the first half that should have been buried, but Pierre Landry Kabore shot straight at the keeper and Alexandros Kyziridis nudged his effort wide when one-on-one.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

One second, barely nudged at the wrong angle, and it’s like all my months of physical therapy and recovery and carefulness have been erased.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day



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